Hopetoun (WA), WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Hopetoun is a small town on the south coast of Western Australia, about 590 kilometres south-east of Perth and 160 kilometres west of Esperance, set on Mary Ann Harbour at the edge of the Fitzgerald River National Park beneath East Mount Barren. The harbour was named in 1865 by a sealer after his ship, the Mary Ann, while the town itself honours John Hope, Earl of Hopetoun, Australia's first Governor-General. It was established in 1900 as a port for the Phillips River goldfield and gazetted in 1901, with a railway running inland to Ravensthorpe until 1935. The port later closed, and today Hopetoun is a quiet coastal base for exploring the national park.
Around the national middle
Hopetoun (WA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 44% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 977, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Hopetoun (WA) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Hopetoun (WA) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
44/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (44/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
63/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $250 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 63% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Hopetoun (WA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,115
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $1,542
- SEIFA score
- 977
- Local government area
- Ravensthorpe
- Coordinates
- -33.8611, 120.0915
Map of Hopetoun (WA)
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Housing & property in Hopetoun (WA)
What it costs to live in Hopetoun (WA) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $250
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,088
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 50%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 29%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Hopetoun (WA) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Hopetoun (WA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Hopetoun (WA) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 28% and 23% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 208 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 49 | 4% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 280 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 312 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 253 | 23% |
Share of the 1,102 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 164 | 36% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 63 | 14% |
| Rented | 133 | 29% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 435 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 5 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 13 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 468 occupied private dwellings in Hopetoun (WA).
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,110
- Median weekly personal income
- $748
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 231 (23%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 67 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 45 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 373 (42%)
- Labour-force participation
- 52.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Employed full-time
- 275
- Employed part-time
- 137
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
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Common questions about Hopetoun (WA)
Is Hopetoun (WA) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Hopetoun (WA) rates 50/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Hopetoun (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Hopetoun (WA) was $250, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,088. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Hopetoun (WA)?
Hopetoun (WA) is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Ravensthorpe local government area.
What is the population of Hopetoun (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, Hopetoun (WA) had a population of about 1,115.
Is Hopetoun (WA) an advantaged area?
Hopetoun (WA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 977, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 44 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 44% of Australian suburbs.
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